Cartridge-carrier.



P. D. MUGLINTOGK.

CARTRIDGE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1912.

1,078,450. mgm-.ed Nov. 11,1913.

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j PAUL D. MecLIN'TocK, oF CLEARWATER, KANSAS.

aannames-CARRIER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 191.3.

Application led August 5, 1912. Serial No. 713,499.

To all whom it may concern.'

.Be it known that I, PAUL D. McCLINTooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clearwater, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Cartridge-Carrier, of which the following is a specification. A,

The object and purpose of ny invention is to secure meansvwhereby cartridges, for small caliber, single shot, breech loading rifles may becarried conveniently, safely and free from grit and sand and where they may be procured without removing the gloves, when worn, or taking the cartridge box from the pocket at each shot. I attain these objects by the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a side view of a rifle having my carrier applied thereto; Fig. 2, a broken side View, on an enlarged scale, of

f so much of the rifle as is necessary to show the carrier, and Fig. 3 a broken view showing the carrier in partial horizontal Section.

A represents a steel or aluminum tube of proper size to contain a series of cartridges disposed end-to-end, said tube being closed at its front end, as at B, and open at its rear end for insertion and removal of the cartridges.

C, is chamfered end of tube and. C isscrew for holding end of tubevto gun stock.

D, is bracket for fastening tubeto gun stock and E, E are screws to hold the same.

F, is outer part of divided end of tube, and G, is inner part of divided end-of tube.

H is a protuberance riveted to F. The inner side of H is at right angles to the plane of the tube and its outer side is an incline of about 45 degrees'.

J is the opening between F, and G, into which the cartridges are thrust.

In Fig. 2 K, are two parallel slits in tube A. G and -F are prolonged rearward and have slightly the nature of springs.

In use the tube is fastened to the gun stock on right side ofsame just forward of the breech Vas shown in outline in Fig.

oftube when the plane of the gun is shifted.

Tolill tube, the cartridges are thrust point first into opening between the prolongations F, and Gr, past protuberance H, which,

by reason of its sloping side and the.

spring nature of G and F, gives but slight resistance to their passage; The cartridges are prevented from escaping from the tube by the edge of protuberance H, which edge is at right angles to the plane of the car tridge, and against which edge it is held by the spring nature of G and F.

To remove cartridges for use, the thumb and forelinfrer are used to grasp the cartridge which is between F and G. A down and out pressure is given which springs Gr toward the gun stock and' `withdraws the cartridge from the perpendicular edge of H, when cartridge slips easily' out, and is in the hand ready for use. A coil spring, very elastic and of wide range of action may be used to hold cartridges constantly against protuberance H, but it has not been proven necessary in practice. A slight up tip of muzzle sufices to place. a cartridgeready for use and the confined air prevents sudden sliding.

N ow, what I claim as my invention and wish to protect by Letters Patent is:

A cartridge carrier comprising a tube formed from spring metal, said tube being closed' at one end and slotted at the other end to form spring fingers, a projection on the interior of one spring finger for the `purpose specified, and means on said carrier for attaching it to a weapon all substantially as set fort-h in the annexed specification.

PAUL D. MCCLINIOGK. 

